Law Commission Report suggests creation of Epidemic Plan and Standard Operation Procedure to deal with future epidemics Subject: Polity Section: Legislation in news Context: The 286th Law Commission Report recommended creation of an Epidemic Plan and Standard Operation Procedure to address future epidemics More on news: After the Covid-19 pandemic, the Law Commission […]

  Swaminathan, Rao, Singh to get Bharat Ratna Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Bharat Ratna: It is the highest civilian award, Instituted on 2nd January 1954. The first recipients of it were C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; and C. V. Raman, who were honoured in 1954. Till date, 53 individuals, including 18 posthumously. The original statutes did […]

    RS passes Bills to add Paharis, Valmikis to ST, SC lists in J&K Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Criteria for inclusion in Schedule list (SC, ST) is determined based on following factors: (a) The community’s distinct and identifiable ethnological traits as tribal identity. (b) Traditional practices, customs, and way of life as part of […]

    Can Preamble be amended keeping date intact, asks SC Subject: Polity Section: Constitution The Preamble was amended through the 42nd Constitutional amendment during the Emergency only once in December 1976 by the Indira Gandhi government to introduce the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’, between ‘sovereign’ and ‘democratic’ making sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic and republic […]

    Enhancing retirement age for judges based on performance not practical idea: Govt tells Parliament panel Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: The government has told a parliamentary panel that extending the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges based on their performance may not be practical. More on news: The government said […]

    Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the “Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)”, a Central Sector Sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna. More on news: PM-MKSSY is a Central Sector Sub-scheme under the […]

    Can’t treat SCs as homogenous group, observes CJI-led Bench Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: A seven-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, observed that Scheduled Castes cannot be treated as a “homogenous group” for granting reservation as some may have advanced in society while other continue to remain “particularly […]